Gort na Seangán

Gort na Seangán, situated in the townland of Gortnashingaun near Moycullen in County Galway, derives its name from two Irish elements: 'gort' meaning 'field' and 'seangán' meaning 'ants', thus translating to 'Field of the Ants'. The name likely refers to a distinctive ecological feature of the landscape, where ants or ant colonies were particularly prevalent—a descriptive nomenclature typical o...